594646 Disclosed herein is a pharmaceutical formulation comprising ketoprofen; at least one polyoxyalkylene ester of a hydroxy fatty acid obtained from the esterification of a hydroxy fatty acid having from 8 to 30 carbon atoms with a polyoxyalkylene having a molecular weight ranging from 200 to 6,000; at least one hydroxy substituted organic compound independently selected from the list consisting of an alcohol, a polyol and mixtures of these, wherein, the or each said alcohol is independently selected from the list consisting of ethanol, 1-propanol, and 2-propanol; and ii. the or each said polyol is independently selected from the list consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, and 1,3-butylene glycol; and (iv) water.